Josephine Baker | - La Conga Blicoti (polo & Pan Remix)

: "Blicoti" is a playful slang term. The song's lyrics use a rare Parisian slang that mixes French Creole from the Antilles (Guadeloupe and Martinique) and La Réunion.

: During WWII, she was a hero of the French Resistance , smuggling secret messages in her sheet music. Later, she was the only woman to speak alongside Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963. The Remix: Polo & Pan’s Modern "Voyage" Josephine Baker - La Conga Blicoti (Polo & Pan Remix) Josephine Baker - La Conga Blicoti (Polo & Pan Remix)

: "Conga Blicoti" translates roughly to "The Conga of Forgetfulness" or "The Oblivion’s Conga". It tells the story of a woman whose lover has left, and she chooses to dance "Coti Moli" (relaxed/loose) to "take it easy" and avoid depression. The Legend: Josephine Baker The song carries the weight of Baker’s incredible life: : "Blicoti" is a playful slang term

: Originally released in 1936, the song was a collaboration between Baker and the Lecuona Cuban Boys . It was famously featured in the film Princesse Tam Tam , where Baker played a woman from North Africa who is "civilized" by a French aristocrat. Later, she was the only woman to speak

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: She fled the intense racism of the United States in the 1920s, becoming the "Toast of Paris" and the most successful entertainer in France.